The organizers of Best Friends Day are stoked to announce not only the bands for this year’s Best Friends Day 10, which takes place in Richmond, VA from August 18-21, 2011, but also the line-up and tickets for Friday night’s show.  The line-ups for the other shows will be announced over the next few weeks, as well as some new events happening. Check the BFD website for updates and details.

Friday night’s show will take place at the Canal Club and tickets are now available online at http://www.thecanalclub.com/ The Canal Club is limited capacity so make sure to buy your tickets as soon as possible. This is only a portion of the artists playing Friday night expect some very exciting additions within the next few weeks. The current line-up for Friday night is:

CRUNCHHOLDOH

Pg. 99

Strike Anywhere

+more TBA

…and now for the big announcement, the 2011 BFD bands are:

Against Me!

7 Seconds

Converge

Corrosion of Conformity  (Animosity Line Up!)

PG 99.

Baroness

Strike Anywhere

Off With Their Heads

Jesuit

Dead to Me

Iron Lung

Little Ozzy

Victims

No BS Brass Band

Screaming Females

Dear Landlord

Magrudergrind

The Dopamines

The Catalyst

The Arrivals

Night Birds

Big Eyes

The Max Levine Ensemble

Dry Spell

Capsule

Worn in Red

New Creases

The Haverchucks

Plus more TBA!

Best Friends Day 10 Dates and Pg. 99 Reunion Announced Festival will take place August 18-21, 2011; Influential Punk Band Calls Richmond “Perfect Place” for Reunion RICHMOND, Feb. 17, 2011 — The organizers of Richmond, Virginia’s Best Friends Day have announced the festival will be held this year from August 18-21. Additionally, renowned punk/screamo pioneers Pg. 99 are reuniting to perform at the festival with their “Document 8″ line-up, and will play the album in its entirety. “After a few reunion offers in recent months, it kind of just got us thinking that it would be fun to play those songs again, and if we were ever going to do it again, that now would be the time,” says Mike Taylor, guitarist for Pg. 99. “When Best Friends Day asked, I laughed and shrugged it off, but when I mentioned it to my brother [Chris Taylor, vocals in Pg. 99] he said ‘Yeah, let’s do it!’ We felt Richmond would be great place to do a reunion because of Pg. 99’s early involvement with that area and its punk scene in the late nineties.” This year will mark the 10th anniversary of Richmond’s Best Friends Day, an annual festival build around the premise that it’s important to take a day off for friendship. Over time, Best Friends Day has changed from a one-day party at Hadad’s Lake to a sprawling four-day festival that brings nationally recognized bands and people from all over the world to see music, hang out, and make new friends. The organizers are thrilled to have Pg. 99 on the bill this year and to announce them as the first band confirmed for the weekend. “When we initially started planning Best Friends Day 10, we wanted to have a killer band that could share this milestone year with us, and nothing hits home better than one of Virginia’s best DIY bands ever,” says organizer Curtis Grimstead. “I couldn’t be more excited about having Pg. 99 reunite for Best Friends Day 10.” Stay tuned for more of the lineup to be released over the next few weeks, and remember to mark your calendars and practice your rope-swing skills for August 18-21, 2011. More information on Best Friends Day can be found at their website www.bestfriendsdayrva.com

The gears are turning for this year’s Best Friends Day fun, so keep checking in for updates, band announcements and such over the next few months. Can’t wait for the big 1o year celebration!!

website is now at new address if you haven’t notice:

www.bestfriendsdayrva.com

so keep that in mind when looking up info.

Best Friends Day 2011 is set for August 18-21st, 2011. Shit yeah!

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